Inside a Trauma Ward in Iraq

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On July 21, 2007, Marines wounded by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol in Anbar Province, Iraq, were transported to Taqaddum Surgical Detachment. These photographs documented the effort to save the lives of the wounded Marines.

In an essay at Home Fires, Phil Klay, a former Marine public affairs officer, described the emotional impact these photographs have had on his memory of that day.

Cpl. Thomas J. Griffith, USMC

Inside a Trauma Ward in Iraq

In 2007, a surgical team tried to save the lives of three wounded Marines.